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By Gigi S. & Joey P.
The Hampton book fair ran through April 22-26. The book fair was a chance for kids to get and try new books. Students went to the book fair on their library day. It was a fun way to earn books. If parents weren't busy, they could also volunteer. Yes, the books were not free–paperbacks are usually under $10, and most of the hard back books are under $20, but if students did not need or want books they didn't need to get anything. If they weren’t able to get anything, they could still get a book from Mrs. Schnirel. About a week before students got a magazine about some books, but there were lots more available there. Students also got a wish list to write down some books they wanted and the prices to show to their parents/guardians. Students could also use an Ewallet to purchase books. Many students were looking forward to the Book Fair. “My least favorite part of the book fair is the books are kind of expensive and my favorite part is I get to buy books,” said Paige S., a fourth grade student. “My favorite part of the book fair is probably the selection of books and my least favorite part is the high prices,” said Maya L., another fourth grade student. The Spring Book fair was a great success and lots of fun!
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By Maya L., Teddy L., Brady S., & Calvin C.
Learning night was on April 16 in the school, to help kids with their math, reading, and other skills. Learning night was organized by the Hampton PTA. There was a writing contest where kids wrote stories and only a few of them got to read them in front of school. There were lots of fun games to play, like a game where there were cups that have numbers on it that players stack up, the two cups under would equal the one on top of them, leading up to one cup/number and if the player did all the ones at the table, they get a ticket. Another game was making tiny sculptures with marshmallows and toothpicks. There was also a station with books that students could pick out. If the kids played the games they got tickets they could use the tickets to put in raffles and only a few would win. There were a lot of teachers reading at different times. The teachers that read are Mrs. Nance, Mrs. McClung, and Mrs. Budnichuk Zoey W., a fourth grade student, won the estimating game, where there were two baskets of candy. One with M&Ms for 3-5 graders (intermediate) and one with hershey kisses for K-2 graders (primary.) For the M&Ms there were 1,810, for the hershey kisses there were 260. Downstairs were the guessing games, sculptures with the marshmallow and toothpicks, and the trail mix station where you added fractions and made trail mix with those fractions (of cups.) Mr. Conway, the principal, not only read at learning night but also participated in some of the activities with his daughter. He explained that he helped read the entries for the writing contests, but that the PTA planned all of the activities. Hampton 2024 Learning night was super fun! The students can’t wait for next year! By Sanjay P. & Christian F.
Did you hear about the Baltimore County chess tournament that happened April 13th? The tournament’s participants were the top five chess players from each school in Baltimore county. They competed for 1st to 5th place in the county. Hampton's chess team consisted o Kaylin N., who got got 1st with 5.0; Sanjay P., who got 5th with 4.0; Micheal, Lotz, who got 8th with 4.0; Zachary Liu, who got 10th with 4.0; and Beckett G., who got 24th with 3.0. If the players won a match, they got one point. If there was a draw, players got 0.5. If players lost, they got 0. Hampton got the award for first place school in all of Baltimore county. The top four players' scores get added up for the team total. Hampton got a score of 17. The players worked very hard to get into this tournament. Hampton is looking forward to another good year! Congratulations Hampton Elementary. |
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